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Title: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Montana00 on September 16, 2004, 06:27:39 PM: http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/16/rick.james.reut/index.html

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Flamboyant funk musician Rick James had nine drugs in his system when he died suddenly in August, including cocaine, methamphetamine, valium and vicodin, according to a coroner's report Thursday
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Sikotic™ on September 16, 2004, 06:29:20 PM: This is no surprise. Like he said cocaine is a helluva drug.

But on the serious tip, it's sad that his demons got the best of him

RIP
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Trauma-san on September 16, 2004, 08:10:13 PM: I'll bet he knew the whole time that was going to be the last ride he'd ever take.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: white Boy on September 16, 2004, 08:16:05 PM: :o ::)
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Lincoln on September 16, 2004, 08:45:41 PM: That's a shame. RIP Rick.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Don Jacob on September 16, 2004, 09:24:31 PM: no weed? i thought he was in love with Mary Jane?

i fucking hate it when artists lie >:(
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Black_Smoke on September 16, 2004, 09:38:21 PM: Quote from: Lincoln The Mental Traveller on September 16, 2004, 08:45:41 PM
That's a shame. RIP Rick.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: LAZY on September 16, 2004, 09:42:03 PM: Quote from: Jake La Motta on September 16, 2004, 09:24:31 PM
no weed? i thought he was in love with Mary Jane?

i fucking hate it when artists lie >:(

he WAS in love with Mary Jane.. then he went to cocaine.. but RIP RICK JAMES
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Leggy Hendrix on September 17, 2004, 04:50:37 AM: Quote from: Lincoln The Mental Traveller on September 16, 2004, 08:45:41 PM
That's a shame. RIP Rick.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: T-Dogg on September 17, 2004, 09:56:05 AM: Quote from: SMiLE on September 16, 2004, 08:10:13 PM
I'll bet he knew the whole time that was going to be the last ride he'd ever take.

Yeah, most likely. Real sad... RIP Rick.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: jeromechickenbone on September 17, 2004, 10:53:28 AM: He looked hella fucked up on the BET awards. His lips were twitchin and shit. You just knew he was back on that dope. It's a damn shame too, I really loved Rick's music.

RIP Rick (i'll bump ya on the way to work) 8)
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Trauma-san on September 17, 2004, 11:34:32 AM: About 3 or 4 months ago, they played on the radio here in town a clip from a concert he had just done, they played a clip of him coming out on stage going "Oh, and to the little honey in the back room, in case you didn't know...... Im' RICK JAMES, BITCH!" and they were going on about how he was still acting like a fool after all these years.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Montana00 on September 17, 2004, 01:47:13 PM: It is sad that he let drugs take over his life.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: davida.b. on September 17, 2004, 09:29:00 PM: Drugs can kill. Damnit, drugs have taken so many good people in the industry. Dave Williams from Drowning Pool, DJ Screw, Rick James, the lead singer of INXS, etc.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Trauma-san on September 17, 2004, 09:31:33 PM: That's why I don't do drugs.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: davida.b. on September 17, 2004, 11:46:47 PM: Quote from: SMiLE on September 17, 2004, 09:31:33 PM
That's why I don't do drugs.

same here
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Entreri117 on September 18, 2004, 12:35:28 AM: Drugs like that are for extremely weak people, and I'm not totally sad that they're dying. But other then that, I will miss Rick...but may his music live on forever.

R.I.P.
Title: Re: Coroner's report: 9 drugs found in Rick James system
Post by: Sikotic™ on September 18, 2004, 02:51:45 PM: Quote from: SMiLE on September 17, 2004, 09:31:33 PM
That's why I don't do drugs.

Same here